Welcoming our new baby

And my new investment franchising the internet

hey folks, welcome back! sharing some thoughts from my side of the world:

• I recently invested in Stack, super excited about it. they're building the infrastructure for soloprenuers (think consultants, coaches, course creators, etc.) to "license" their business models to other entrepreneurs in exchange for an ongoing revshare. it's the franchise model updated for 2025 online businesses, and I think it can unlock a whole new way for solopreneurs and creators to scale. If that sounds like you, apply here. i may set up my own digital franchise soon :)

• i’ve been getting some really wonderful messages from next play subscribers, here’s a recent one. a few people who met at next play events have even started companies together. subscribe to next play here if you haven’t yet.

  

• recently came across Signa, a tool to anonymously track who other investors start following on X. super cool idea, follows on X can be leading indicators to founders launching, coming out of stealth, or raising. excited to play around with it more.

• i’ve been playing around with lovable.dev to build things, super impressed with the product. definitely recommend trying it out if you’re trying to ship something using AI.

• My wife and I had our first baby (a girl) a few weeks ago. Funny enough, fiveish years ago I had designed these onesies for newborns at Notion and kept one for the future. Finally got to use it!

• I crowdsourced a spreadsheet of tech companies who specifically like to hire former founders, already at 100+ companies listed. Feel free to share with any former founder friends looking to join companies. List here.

• I think about this 10 year old email from Jan Koum (Whatsapp founder) a lot.

feel free to respond directly, goes to me!